The Gobblers

© 2007 - 2010 Gail Nobles

© 2007-2010 Gail Nobles

“Run Sniffles!” shouted the Cookie Twins. The Gobblers grabbed the cookie girls and the cookie girls tried to break loose. They fought hard to get away. The Cookie Twins were very rough. They fought hard to get away. There were three Gobblers fighting against them. The Cookie Twins were always wise in their fight against three men. It took more Gobblers to hold them down. About fifty of them leaped upon the cookie girls. The girls were striking, clawing, kicking, and punching. They fought as they had learned to fight in school. The Cookie Twins fought like wild animals. Slowly the Gobblers were overpowering the girls as they became tired.

“They are strong edibles,” said one of the Gobblers, standing around watching. The Gobblers took the Cookie girls to their king. The king looked at them up and down. He saw a medallion around Mary’s neck, and he snatched it off.

“You give that back!” exclaimed Mary.

“What is this thing?” asked the Gobbler king, “Is it some type of symbol? What does it represent?”

“It’s just a fake cookie made out of wood,” replied Mary.

“What is a cookie?” asked the Gobbler king. 

Mary asked, “You mean, you don’t know what a cookie is? It’s something you eat.”

King Gobbler tried to bite the medallion. “It’s hard! It has no taste, and it is not good!” He handed back the medallion. 

When Mary took it, she wiped it off with her shirt. Then she smelled the medallion. Then she put it back around her neck. Mary looked at Martha. Martha looked at Mary. They thought King Gobbler was stupid.

“What kind of creatures are you?” asked the king.

“We are human beings,” replied Martha.

King Gobbler shouted, “And if you are not Gobblers, that means you are edibles!”

“What in the world are edibles?” asked the Cookie Twins.

The king shouted, “Food! Take them to the cook!”

“No!” exclaimed the Cookie Twins.

The Gobblers took the cookie girls outside to tie them to a big post. They smelled frying meat and their stomachs began to growl.
The Cookie Twins thought that they would not live to get back home. They prayed to escape.